What SOTA Is

Established in 1984, SOTA provides resources and affordable professional development opportunities to Ohio's public and ﻿﻿private ﻿﻿sector employees, trainers, supervisors, managers, designers, and HR specialists.

Membership is free, any person desiring membership to SOTA shall provide contact information and shall be a person actively engaged in or closely allied to training and development of individuals in the public or private sector.Subscribe to SOTA Updates

﻿When SOTA was founded, we didn't host day-long events. Back then, SOTA only featured several small presentations done throughout the year, usually in a downtown office and only over the lunch period. As we grew, we moved towards all-day events and eventually to 2-day conferences.

Today, SOTA hosts up to four events yearly. Registration is usually under $80.00. Run by a volunteer board of directors, SOTA is not for-profit. SOTA brings high-quality, low-cost events to Ohio trainers. Our speaker list includes:

Sivasailam Thiagarajan (Thiagi),

Patrick Donadio,

Scott Warrick,

Robert Cooperman,

Ruth Milligan,

and many more.

What Ohio Trainers Say About SOTA

This was the most informative and useful presentation I've attended in a long time.

Very engaging and inspiring presentation of helpful tips and techniques that I have already started applying.

The better photographs session inspired me to create my own visuals for power point presentations instead of relying on the internet.

This ranks among the top TWO best professional development experiences I have ever had!

Excellent conference. Great value for the money. I picked up a lot of good tips.